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ThePositiveEffectsoftheInternet TheInternethascomeaverylongwayinthepast50years.Newinnovationssuchasintegratedsoftwareandhardwarehaschangedthewaythatpeopleviewandobtaininformationtoday.MillionsofpeopleworldwideareusingtheInternettoshareinformation,makenewassociationsandcommunicate.Individualsandbusinesses,fromstudentsandjournalists,toconsultants,programmersandcorporategiantsareallharnessingthepoweroftheInternet.Formanybusinesses,theInternetisbecominganintegralpartoftheiroperations. Perhaps,themostimportantfactsabouttheInternetarethatitcontainsawealthofinformation,thatcanbesentacrosstheworldalmostinstantly,andthatitcanunitepeopleinwildlydifferentlocationsasiftheywerenexttoeachother.TheInformationavailableisvastandvaried TheInternetmakestheworldsmaller.Theabilitytocommunicateandexchangeinformat ...Evenfromaneconomicstandpoint,thecostsofestablishingabrandneweducationalprogramforafewthousandstudentsarefarlessthanthecostofabuildingtohousethesamenumberofstudents. TheInternetgivesconsumerstheabilitytoshopsmarter,tofindthebestproductsattherightprices. TheInternetbringspeopletogether.Allthisattheclickofamouse,withouthavingtoevenleavethehouse.Peopleoflikemindsandinterestscanshareinformationwithoneanotherthroughelectronicmailandchatrooms.Mailing-listdiscussiongroupsandonlineconferencingallowustogathertogethertoworkonamultitudeofprojectsthatareinterestingorhelpfultous.Businessesmakingthetransitionwill,andareprospering;howeverthosethatdonotwillmostcertainlysuffertheconsequences.Therearemanyschoolbasednetworksthatlinklearnerstodiscuss,shareandexaminespecificsubjectssuchasenvironmentalconcerns,science,localandglobalissues,ortoenhancewrittencommunicationskillsinfirstorsecondlanguageproficiencyactivities.Onlineeducationintroducesunprecedentedoptionsforteaching,learning,andknowledgebuilding.Todayaccesstoamicrocomputer,modem,telephoneline,andcommunicationprogramofferslearnersandteachersthepossibilityofinteractionsthattranscendedtheboundariesoftimeandspace.E-mailisenablingradicallynew